Our cover subject this month, Interface Security Systems’ president and COO, Michael McLeod, may pique your interest with his vision of the future company that will serve the corporate and commercial client. McLeod believes that a new breed of security provider – one that combines the core competencies of the alarm dealer and the systems integrator – must occur in order to provide the high level of technology and services demanded by today’s sophisticated clients.
“Security companies must position themselves to deliver services beyond the design and installation of systems,†McLeod says. “The next-generation security provider will need to function as an Application Service Provider (ASP) in order to administer and monitor a customer’s access control, video surveillance and critical alarm systems via a centralized platform running across the internet.â€